Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [adv] mean " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact of no income may well mean that she can not continue to pay the mortgage , and so she will have to move house thereby losing her home , friends and familiar surroundings . |
| 2 | The obsession with sex in our society has conditioned us to assume that intimacy must always mean sex . |
| 3 | Elsewhere in Africa , the end of foreign patronage may also mean the end of the corrupt leaders it has sustained . |
| 4 | If you are also thinking of replacing your heating system , having better standards of insulation may also mean that you can specify a less powerful ( and less expensive ) boiler . |
| 5 | As you know from our submission , sir , n we 've taken a more modest requirement for the Greater York area , and that 's based to some extent upon what we think is is achievable there , we 're not saying that erm the figure should not be higher , we 're not saying that the H B F figure for instance should nu not be er put in there , but what we 're saying is if that higher figure does go in because of the clear constraints on the provision of additional land the the higher figure may well mean that there 's a need for two new settlements ra rather than just one . |
| 6 | On the other hand major defects in a second-hand car might well mean that it is not of merchantable quality ( see Crowther v. Shannon paragraph 7–19 below ) . |
| 7 | She had the knack of handling him if he got worked up about the posing , she knew how to quieten him down , and this ability to put up with his disagreeable side could only mean one thing , he reasoned . |
| 8 | Such an outcome would require continued development , which in terms of the return on the capital investment would either mean an instrument too expensive to use or the absence of a treatment modality . |
| 9 | One long-serving officer argued the review would also mean more firemen on tenders and fewer officers in the station , which would make promotion harder to win but would benefit the public . |
| 10 | The landowner could terminate the tenancy at his pleasure , but , given the nature of farming , at pleasure would normally mean giving notice on certain days of the year , and allowing the tenant six months , principally in order to gather such crops as he may have planted . |
| 11 | Not only is it impossible now to tell what the figures for the future will actually mean for the service , but even the informed observer or MP can not tell what has been happening . |
| 12 | Therefore the very success of an agent can sometimes mean his downfall . |
| 13 | More law might often mean more liberty . |
| 14 | Ah yes , digging up the bowling green would probably mean some explaining , as well . |
| 15 | The fall of the dollar would still mean that every Jaguar car sold in the US was less profitable , although the company might have made lots of money on its foreign exchange transactions . |
| 16 | Suing the expert will usually mean bringing a claim for professional negligence . |
| 17 | Above all it is important for the staff planning groups to decide what ‘ interdisciplinary ’ work or topic work will actually mean for the learner in practice , and choice will depend in part on the school 's view of the ‘ whole picture ’ spread across quite long periods of time , with the teachers planning carefully how they intend to create a balanced curriculum over weeks and months . |
| 18 | ‘ The regulations which flow from the Charities Act will undoubtedly mean that charities will have to improve their accounts in any case , ’ said Sir Christopher Collett , chairman of the judges . |
| 19 | Personnel Management will always mean making decisions based on judgement , and this will always ensure that the business must take a degree of risk in such areas . |
| 20 | One drink at home can often mean the equivalent of three in the pub . ’ |
| 21 | However , the most satisfactory response could only mean a major thrust coordinated at national level . |
| 22 | The energy crisis may well mean that governments and the EEC will have to take a fresh look at the provision of public transport as a means of developing democratic tourism . |
| 23 | Care in the community must increasingly mean by the community . ’ |
| 24 | As the 1981 White paper , Growing Older , commented ‘ care in the community must increasingly mean care by the community ’ ( DHSS 1981 , p. 3 ) . |
| 25 | Care in the community must increasingly mean care by the community . |
| 26 | Extensive farming will also mean that some of the land will have to be farmed at below-optimum intensity leading to consequent lower profitability . |
| 27 | Although traditionally a US operation , ERC 's Wood News Correspondent , says that their association with the Wood Group will increasingly mean an introduction to the international market . |
| 28 | The move will also mean more connections and faster journey times between Teesside and London and see the introduction of the Class 158 train on the route to Manchester . |
| 29 | Her job can also mean giving up her Saturdays to attend court , or an evening to see a client who is out during the day . |
| 30 | ‘ But I do n't see why an EC minimum price would necessarily mean a price increase . |